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Professor creates assignment making students advocate for a bill being presented to Congress. Is this legal?

37 votes

How to address email to a professor who prefers informality?

31 votes

Is it valid to feel uncomfortable with questions unrelated to the grading of your performance?

25 votes

Including somebody with an unrelated degree as a coauthor?

12 votes

How to indicate obscurity in a translated quotation?

12 votes

Is the phrase "thanks, but no thanks" appropriate in an email sent to a supervisor?

10 votes

Peer review: Is this "citation tower" a bad practice?

4 votes

Is it OK to send email to journal asking for extension for a revision?

4 votes

Should I accept the job offers before having the results for my grad schoold admissions?

4 votes

I used feedback from the code review SE for an assignment. Do I have to mark it?

3 votes

How do I request that previously taken classes be counted toward my current program?

3 votes

Is it unreasonable to set assignment deadlines on Saturday/Sunday?

3 votes

Rescinding or deferring admission over a break up

3 votes

I asked for a graduate student position from a professor. He replied "welcome". What does that mean?

3 votes

What do US universities mean when they mention anything above the "Calculus" course?

3 votes

Is it considered offensive to address one's seniors by name in the US?

2 votes

Is an employment Conflict of Interest necessary when redundant with my Affiliation?

2 votes

If a journal publishes my article against my will, do they have the right to request a publication charge?

2 votes

Is changing some words plagiarism?

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What to do if a reviewer's question is nonsense

2 votes

I screwed up the final. What should I do?

1 vote

Is printed the same as published?

1 vote
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Is the usage of "vice versa" appropriate in academic writing?

1 vote

I just got invited to referee an article! Is it OK to share this achievement on social media?

1 vote

Mimic lecturing on blackboard, facing audience

1 vote

Reviewer signs name on review. Should the editor censor?

1 vote

Are computer science courses supposed to be basically math, or not?

0 votes

(When) Is it appropriate to give a "thank you" gifts to a professor who is not your advisor or teacher?

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Is asking your PhD supervisor a basic question considered inappropriate?

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How to choose a good grading curve for yes/no exams?